Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-20

ing great privatious and amid many dan
gers. "My handful of Egyptians" he
writes, "snd naked negro soldiers lack
the necessities of life. For months at q
time each man has subsisted on hand
full of durra meal apiece. We have no
clothing 1t is true that many months
ago we began to make sort of cloth out
of cotton we grew ourselves, but the
production is scarcely one.hundredth
part of the demand. Although appar-
emily abandoned by our government and
severed from the world we still try to
battle bravely against the blows of ad-
versity."
For three years the only news that
Emin Bey received from the outer W orld
was conveyed to him in the taunts of
his enemies. "We have killed Hicks
Pasha," the Madhi's emissaries brought
him word; 1--WE have killed Gordon at
Khartoum, and now we are coming to
kill you." Emin Bey was loath to be-
lieve the terrible news. 81 think" he
wrote. sit is as likely to be false as
true"
There was one bright spot in the
gloomy picture of Enin Bey's many
months of privation and patient endur.
ence at Wadelai. Kabba-Rega, the
King of Unyoro, was friendly. His
large territory lies between the camp of
the Egyptian refugees and the country
of the hostile King of Uganda. He cent
friendly letters to Emin Bey, and also
sent him small supply of cloth-as
much, he said, as he could spare. Emin
Bey wrote that he was depending upon
Kabba. Rega for further assistance dur.
ing the many months that must elapse
before his letters could arouse the SYM
pathies of Europe and lead to practical
plans for his relief 1t was rumored
few weeks ago that King Mwanga in.
tended to attack the King of Unyoro,
partly on account of the aid he had ex.
tended to the white men near Lake
Albert. Recently the newspapers of
this city published cable dispatch
saying that King Mwanga's forces de-
feated Kabba.Regas army of 10000
men. 1t must be admitted that this
latest news in its bearings upon the
welfare of Emin Bey, and the prospects
of his deliverance is not reassuring. 1t
is evident that no time should be lost
in sending him the succor of which, if
the reports be true, he is now in
greater need than ever.
Emin Bey's letters and the note to DR..
Schweinfurth which DR.. Junker sent
ahead of him from Victoria Nyanza
made profound impression in Europe.
"It will be an eternal shame" wrote
Junker. ''if Europe does not act at once.
The prestige of Europe has perished
here. The rope, the rope for Mwanga
and his accomplicesp The rescue of
Emin Beg and the reconquest of these
provinces. 1t is only in the hope that
these great and important ends will be
accomplished that retraee my steps to
Europe"
"The last Egyptian Governor who
still exists in the former Egg ptian terri.
tories Of the Soudan," wrote to DIR.
Schweiufurth, SHOULD not be abandon.
ed in the midst of savages without arms
or munitions" 1t was such words as
these which aroused the Scottish Geo.
graphical Society to call the attention of
the British Government to the dificul-
ties that environ Emin Bey. Their
earnest action led to practical efforts on
the part of the Government, and meas
ures for the relief of Emin Bey are now
shaping themselves as rapidly as posi-.
BILE. The Scottish Geographical Society
advised that Joseph Thompson be Sc
lected as the leader of the relief party.
Mr.. Stanley, however, will head the ex-
pedition that will soon enter East Africa
on its errand Of rescue.-[N. Y. Sun.